Forced-air drying of ginseng root: 1. Effects of air temperature on quality

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-367

  Davidson, Valerie J ^a   Li, Xiang ^a   Brown, Ralph B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drying; Ginseng; Ginsenoside

Indexed keywords

DRYING; HARVESTING; KILNS; MEDICINE; MOISTURE; RESEARCH; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TOBACCO;

GINSENG; GINSENOSIDE;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ATRIPLEX PUSILLA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PANAX; PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 1242286542     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2003.08.014     Document Type: Article

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